Use this form to request Challenge Credit. A course may be challenged with the permission of the instructional dean, department chairperson, and instructor by passing a comprehensive test for that course with a ‘C’ grade or better. You will be assessed 20% of the Idaho Resident Tuition for each credit acquired by either of these methods in addition to testing fees and any other tuition and fees...Read more

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A work-study job is a great way to help pay for your college costs, avoid student loan debt, and gain valuable work experience. If work-study funds are listed on your CWI financial aid award notification, you can apply for an approved CWI work-study job. Most of these jobs are on campus. Work-study...Read more

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College of Western Idaho (CWI) is pleased to announce new position appointments and reorganization of the College’s instructional division that will support growth while continuing to provide exceptional teaching and learning experiences for students. The transformation started with the CWI Board of Trustees approving additional full-time faculty and department chair positions last February. This next phase establishes a new organizational structure that includes rebranding the existing Lower Division Transfer/General Education area to reflect a more comprehensive designation of Academic Affairs. As the largest and fastest growing division of the College –serving 10,000 students a year – Academic Affairs is expanding to provide adequate leadership to ensure quality of instruction at CWI. Starting from the top, CWI President Bert Glandon has appointed David Shellberg Executive Vice President for Instruction and Student Services, and named Brenda Pettinger Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs. “Nowhere does change ring louder and truer than at a community college,” said Glandon. “We are champions in preparing students for tomorrow’s...Read more

Welcome to the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department! Our department includes many of the most popular subjects students take over their college career including Anthropology, Communication, Criminal Justice, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology. While having you in...Read more

Welcome to the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department!
Our department includes many of the most popular subjects students take over their ...

Welcome to the School of Business, Education, and Exercise and Heath Sciences (BEEHS). The BEEHS faculty are committed to helping students develop an understanding of the business world, especially the analysis of decision making. The Computer Information Systems and Applications faculty are...Read more

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The mission of the BEEHS department is to provide high-quality courses that foster student learning and ...

The College of Western Idaho (CWI) Foundation is pleased to announce its Mini Grant recipients for 2013. Mini Grants were created by the CWI Foundation to encourage faculty and staff to develop, enhance, and improve the educational environment and learning opportunities at the College. The grants support projects that impact CWI students. This year’s recipients include: Catherine Bailey from the English department to fund field trips for English 101 students to a reading in Boise of internationally renowned Dominican-American author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Junot Diaz. Michelle Fellows from the Psychology department in support of the Cultural Perspectives in Developmental Psychology project that will showcase students’ posters throughout CWI that communicate differences between two or more cultures of various issues in developmental psychology. Nikki Gorrell from the Anthropology department to facilitate a field trip to Bend, Ore. where anthropology students will explore the High Desert Museum and Chimps, Inc. The High Desert Museum offers compelling exhibits on Great Basin ecology and Northern Paiute aboriginal groups. Chimps, Inc. is a sanctuary that...Read more

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Catherine Bailey from the English department to fund field trips for English 101 students to a reading in Boise ... Junot Diaz.
Michelle Fellows from the Psychology department in support of the Cultural Perspectives in Developmental ...

At CWI, we are committed to helping you make smart choices - borrowing a student loan is a BIG commitment and should be considered carefully. Please review the tabs below, learn the basics, and make wise decisions about your student loan debt.Read more

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The federal government , through the U.S. Department of Education offers Subsidized and Unsubsidized Direct Loans - the ...

If you are looking for a career that provides independence and numerous opportunities, a career as a professional truck driver is waiting for you. The CWI Professional Truck Driving program will train you to become an entry-level, over-the-road driver in the commercial trucking industry. Our program includes classroom, live simulator, and on-the-road training with special emphasis on developing safe and efficient operating skills. Skilled and professional drivers are in demand and can expect good wages and excellent benefits. This program is located near CWI’s Nampa Campus—and includes a driving range for practice, backing, docking, and parking. Weeks 1 - 9 PTDI Certified...Read more

... highways, and so much more. The program covers all of the Department of Transportation regulations and interstate rules and requirements ... questions call us at 208.562.2050.
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On Feb. 22, the College of Western Idaho (CWI) Political Science Department partnered with Boise State University’s Political Science Department and Political Science Club to host a valuable event for students. The collaboration brought together elected officials to discuss their careers as public servants and answer student questions about politics and the responsibilities of elected office. The event, which was themed “A Career in Public Service”, featured State Senator Fred Martin, State Representative Phyllis King, and CWI Trustee Emily Walton. Jeff Reed, department chair of CWI’s Culture, History, and Politics Department, said the event was a huge success. Approximately 40 students and faculty attended, including the Assistant Dean of the Public Affairs School at Boise State and a couple of Boise State students. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped present this opportunity for CWI students...Read more

... 22, the College of Western Idaho (CWI) Political Science Department partnered with Boise State University’s Political Science Department and Political Science Club to host a valuable event for students. ...

The purpose of the grievance procedure is to allow for the resolution of student grievances alleging accommodation violations of anti-discrimination laws, specifically Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Informal A student may choose to resolve the problem of inappropriate or...Read more

... Discussion with the faculty member, disability staff, and/or department coordinators may lead to resolution of the matter without further ... Copies of this notification may also be sent to the Department Chair, the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, the Dean of ...

Introduction The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008 includes a requirement that institutions develop and implement a plan to effectively combat the unauthorized distribution of material, the copyright in and to which may be owned by a third party, by users of the institution’s...Read more

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Over 250 seats were filled during the “Business of Healthcare” symposium that was presented in partnership by the Exercise and Health Science Department and the Entrepreneurs and Business Club at College of Western Idaho (CWI) on Friday, April 8. “This was a great opportunity for our business students to see how hospitals, private practices, and insurance companies operate in the Treasure Valley,” said Shelly Moore, Chair of the Business Department. The symposium brought together CEOs from St. Alphonsus and West Valley Medical Center, a Director from Regence Blue Shield of Idaho, specialists from Intermountain Healthcare and PT180, and a member of the board of Your Health Idaho (Idaho’s Health Exchange) and former general surgeon with Treasure Valley Hospital. “It’s important for our healthcare students to understand how much they can gain from preventive care, physical therapy, and other opportunities to improve their health, as well as to see job opportunities in this field,” said Tim Curry, Faculty Member of the Exercise and Health Sciences Department at CWI. Students attended several sessions where they discussed the challenges...Read more

... presented in partnership by the Exercise and Health Science Department and the Entrepreneurs and Business Club at College of Western Idaho ... Treasure Valley,” said Shelly Moore, Chair of the Business Department.
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On Wednesday, Jan. 6, multiple first responders took part in active shooter response training at the College of Western Idaho (CWI) Nampa Campus Micron Center for Professional Technical Education. Participants numbered at over 150, which included volunteers, CWI staff, actors, police departments, fire departments, paramedic and ambulance services. “This was an invaluable experience for our Treasure Valley Law Enforcement partners to be able to participate in a training of such caliber,” Nampa Police Chief Joe Huff noted. The scenario was designed to elicit a multi-jurisdictional response to include all first responders who would actually be involved in an active shooter incident. The responders included officers who were there to deal with the suspected shooters, CWI security who assisted officers with layouts of the building, fire and ambulance personnel who set up triage areas and treated the wounded. “We really want to thank the CWI staff and all our first responder partners for taking part in these efforts to keep our community prepared for what I pray we will never have to experience,” Huff said. Participants included Nampa Police, Ada County Sherriff...Read more

In the 2013-2014 school year I was lucky enough to be a part of the College of Western Idaho (CWI) Speech and Debate team. During the Fall 2014 semester I went in to see the new team and how they were doing. One of the new competitors, Zach, was talking about doing an informative speech on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, and how space travel was changing. I am a drafting student and I got really excited. This was something I could help with. I could design a rocket. I could make all the plans and make the visual aids and have them be personal. This idea of making something for the team took a bit of a leap. We went from just designing the rocket to actually 3D printing the rocket. Along with the help of my professors, Rob Green and Diane Steinbronn, we calculated and put the Falcon 9 into Solidworks and AutoCAD. When we decided to print the rocket, I really didn’t want it to look boring and plain I wanted the rocket to look like the real rocket. It moves like the real rocket does, it comes apart similar to what the real rocket does, it is even to scale (1:100) of the real rocket. So why shouldn’t it look like the actual Falcon 9 Rocket? I started talking with the Auto Body...Read more

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I started talking with the Auto Body Department and Sean McConnachie said he could paint this rocket to look as I ... and Debate team as needed, one will stay with the Drafting department after it is made to look like the original Falcon 9 and two were ...

Communication is an ideal major for students with multiple interests and diverse talents. The program provides tools for analyzing, managing, and improving communication in personal, public, and professional interactions. Our faculty value students who are eager to learn and contribute to a flexible, challenging, and cutting-edge academic environment. Our goal is to prepare students to take their place as responsible leaders, engaged citizens, and pioneering problem-solvers in their communities and chosen fields of work. To serve this goal, we strive to create challenging learning experiences that help students become both pragmatic and creative. Our world-class faculty members blend theory with practice for productive, engaged criticism. Students in Communication learn to evaluate communicative problems and produce solutions that adapt to changing situations and audiences. As a result, the major prepares students for future participation in any number of diverse fields, such as public relations, non-profit work, media, political organizing and public affairs, management, marketing, and advertising. You will find that professional opportunities abound and include a wide range of...Read more

... the AA or BA level, or may consider graduate school the COMM Department suggests the COMM 143 pathway which prepares for Algebra and ...

Welcome to the School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math at College of Western Idaho! Thanks for taking the time to check us out. Our group has a single, simple goal; to provide our ten-county service area with excellent science and math instruction. We do this through the use of...Read more

Do Travertine Springs limit the distribution of an invasive mollusk in Eastern Idaho? The answer appears to be “NO,” at least that’s how we see it today. Three CWI students will discuss this question, and their findings, when they present the results of their year-long project next Saturday, May 7 th at the College of Idaho Undergraduate Research Conference in Caldwell. The student researchers are (in alphabetical order): Jennifer Hines, Tabor Hoxsey, and Kassandra Townsend. All three were highlighted previously in a CWI Blog post . Dr. Steven Lysne, Assistant Professor of Biology, supervised the students’ work: “This is an amazing opportunity for these young scientists. All three of them have done a great job embracing our research question, doing the tedious work in lab, and developing their scientific skill-sets.” The idea for a collaboration was developed by Tom Woolf, the Invasive Species Coordinator for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture. He noticed an interesting pattern in how the non-native and invasive New Zealand mudsnail ( Potamopyrgus antipodarum ) was distributed in Fall Creek; a tributary to the Snake River near Palisades...Read more

... Woolf, the Invasive Species Coordinator for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture. He noticed an interesting pattern in how the ... establishing residency in that area. He and a colleague at Department of Agriculture spent a day collecting invertebrate samples and water ...